initialization in argument definitions

[Terry Reedy]

George Sakkis wrote:
> On Nov 21, 4:25 pm, Brentt <BrenttNew... at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi, I know this is a terribly simple question, but the docs seem to be
>> designed for people who probably find a the answer to this question
>> terribly obvious. But its not at all obvious to me.
> 
> Don't worry, it's not obvious to *anyone* new to Python (and many not-
> so-new for that matter).

Speak for yourself, not for me.